Tag: Winfield S. Price
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John A. Mather Jr.
General John A. Mather Jr. had a distinguished military career, ascending from the rank of Private in the National Guard to Brigadier General.
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Winfield S. Price
Winfield Scott Price enlisted in the New Jersey National Guard in 1892, starting as a private and eventually retiring as a Major General in June 1939. During this span, he served in both the Spanish American War and World War I. Prior to his military service, he held a seat on the Camden NJ City…
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David S. Rhone
Charges were eventually dropped against Koerner in 1948, while Chief Frost was exonerated in the spring of 1949, leading to the dismissal of charges against Dr. Rhone and Garrity.
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George W. Johnson
According to the 1890-1891 Camden City Directory, he was employed as a carpenter and resided at 571 Clinton Street during that period.
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Octavius V. Catto Elementary School
2930 Saunders Street, Camden, NJ The Octavius V. Catto Elementary School, situated at 2930 Saunders Street in East Camden, was erected in 1929 under the leadership of Mayor Winfield S. Price. It replaced an existing school originally constructed by the Town of Stockton, which became part of the Camden school system in 1899 following Stockton’s…
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Arthur L. Stone
Dr. Arthur L. Stone was a strong advocate for an immunization program that played a crucial role in nearly eradicating diphtheria from the city.
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Roy R. Stewart
Roy Stewart was Camden Mayor, envisioning the high speed line (now PATCO) across the Delaware Memorial Bridge, the Housing Authority, and Westfield Acres.
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Charles B. Helm
Doctor Charles Blaine Helm was born in Camden in 1884. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1906 and later owner of the Camden basketball teams.
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Camden Kiwanis Club Alert
The Camden Kiwanis Club is a Civic organization with activities centering about certain objectives, some of which are the underprivileged children, the promotion of an intelligent citizenship, the practice of the Golden Rule in business, the fostering of better relations between the employer and the employee, and between the farmer and the city resident.
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MEETING THE GOOD ROADS DEMAND CREATED BY AUTOMOBILES
Automobiles brought about the modern highways of today and no section of the country has responded to the demand for good roads more completely than has South Jersey.
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CITY OF CAMDEN
It was in 1631 that the Dutch Commander, De Vries, while sailing up the “De La Warr” River, discovered a verdant island at the spot where Camden now stands. This he named Jacques Eylandt, and the river afterward was named after Lord De La Warr, its discoverer, the Delaware.
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Grow With Us
Camden this year marked the centennial anniversary of its incorporation as a city. One hundred years ago our population was 1143.